NEWS RELEASE
Release available on http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/weeb/supportpages/pressrelease.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 29, 2005
CONTACT:
Ginny Carlton, Administrative Specialist
(715) 346-3805
email: weeb@uwsp.edu
Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Awards Grants
The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB), located at the University of WisconsinStevens Point, will award 63 grants worth more than $478,000. Projects comprise both statewide and
grass roots initiatives. These initiatives will enable the target audiences to obtain a better understanding of
and appreciation for both the built and natural environments.
Public and nonpublic educational institutions, all units of government, and corporations
(nonprofit, non-stock) are eligible for WEEB grants. Projects must be designed for Wisconsin residents
and assist learners in achieving the goals of environmental education.
Assisting school districts with the development of educational plans for their school forest
properties is a major focus of the 2005-2006 grant program. The following school districts will use
WEEB funds to begin this important work: Antigo, Berlin, Brillion, D.C. Everest, Drummond, Ellsworth,
Flambeau, Florence County, Gillett, Mellen, Menasha, Sparta, Shell Lake (via Pr-ru-Ta- Resource
Conservation and Development), Tigerton, Washburn, and Wittenburg-Birnamwood.
Initiated in 1990, the WEEB’s mission is to “provide leadership in the development of learning
opportunities that empower Wisconsin citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to make wise
environmental decisions and take responsible actions in their personal lives, work places, and
communities.”
For a complete list of this year’s applicants and description of recipients' projects please see our
website http://cps.uwsp.edu/weeb/Grants.aspx
For more information on the WEEB’s environmental education grant program, including future
grant opportunities, contact Administrative Specialist Ginny Carlton at (715) 346-3805. The email
address is weeb@uwsp.edu
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2005-2006 WEEB Grant Recipients
Antigo
$4,996.00
Appleton
$5,000.00
Board of Regents of the
University of Wisconsin
System: UW-Extension
Baraboo
$19,681.00
Friends of Welty
Environmental Center,
Inc. (FWEC)
Berlin Area Public
Schools
Berlin Area Public
Schools
Wittenberg-Birnamwood
School District
Friends of the Black
River
CITY
Fund
Amount
ORGANIZATION.NAME
Unified School District of
Antigo
Fox Wolf Watershed
Alliance
GRANT.NAME
An Educational Plan for Noboken
Community Storm water Awareness Assessment
for Northeast Wisconsin
CODE
20050026
20050099
Youth Environmental Projects of Sauk County:
Forestry Service Learning Program
20050025
Habitats of Beckman Mill: Interpreting the Natural
Wonders of Rock County
20050096
20050041
20050053
20050012
20050079
20050047
20050072
20050056
20050002
20050006
20050085
20050005
20050044
20050046
Beloit
$1,905.00
Berlin
$20,000.00
Berlin
$5,000.00
Birnamwood
Black River
Falls
$7,832.00
$4,950.00
An Educational Plan for the Berlin School Forests
Construct an environmental education plan for
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District
Building Community Participation in Water
Stewardship through an Educational Eve
Brillion Public Schools
Brillion
$4,998.00
An Educational Plan for Brillion
Chetek School District
Drummond Area School
District
Chetek
$4,595.00
Water Quality in the Red Cedar River Watershed
Drummond
$5,000.00
Trees For Tomorrow
Eagle River
$930.00
Trees For Tomorrow
Eagle River
$16,745.00
Drummond School Forest Education Plan
Integrating KEEP Activities into Existing Energy
Curriculum
Teaching Contemporary and Sustainable Forestry
Practices
Edgar Public Schools
Ellsworth Community
Schools
Florence County School
District
Edgar
$1,000.00
Ellsworth
$5,000.00
Florence
$15,716.00
Gillett School District
Gillett
$19,959.00
Outdoor Learning Site Initiative
An Educational Plan for Ellsworth School District
School Forest
Florence County School Forest: Creating
Environmental Learning
Environmental Education Implementation and
Stewardship Utilizing the School Fore
Glacierland Resource
Conservation and
Development (RC&D)
Green Bay
$4,400.00
Maribel County Park Forestry Education Project
20050098
Harshaw
$8,643.00
The Northwoods "Forest Field Learning Site for
Kids" Project
20050066
Horicon
$4,546.00
Jefferson
$4,993.00
Wisconsin Mammals Trunk
A Rain Garden in Every Community in the Rock
River Basin
Laona
$1,000.00
Bird Workshop (mini)
Rhinelander Central
Schools: Northwoods
Community Elementary
Charter School
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
(DNR)
Rock River Coalition
Camp Five Museum
Foundation
Berlin Branches Out
20050016
20050024
20050009
Great Waters Institute
Stewardship, Science and Service at the Madison
School Forest: A Case of Garlic
20050102
20050058
20050060
$5,000.00
Open Burning Education: Training Non-Formal
Educators and K-12 Teachers
Wild Rice Cultural Awareness and Ecological
Restoration
20050077
20050097
Madison
$4,959.00
Earth Partnership for Schools' Rain Garden
Curricular Sampler, Grades 4-12 for Cr
20050101
Madison
$5,000.00
OakSong Teacher Training Garden for
Environmental Education
20050107
Madison
$5,000.00
Community Festivals for an Environmental Ethic
20050108
Pri-Ru-Ta Resource
Conservation &
Development
Medford
$6,281.00
Shell Lake School Forest Education Plan: Pri-RuTa RC&D Council
Mellen School District
Mellen
$5,000.00
Mellen School District
Menasha Joint School
District
Middleton-Cross Plains
School District
Mellen
$19,992.00
Menasha
$11,753.00
Middleton
Luck Public Library
Institutes for Journalism
and Natural Resources
Madison Metropolitan
School District
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
(DNR)
Madison Metropolitan
School District
UW-Madison: Office of
Research Sponsored
Programs
Research Education and
Policy REAP Food
Group
Research Education and
Policy REAP Food
Group
Boys and Girls Club of
Greater Milwaukee:
Mardak Center for
Administration and
Training
Walnut Way
Conservation
Corporation
Aldo Leopold Nature
Center, Inc.
Golden Sands Resource
Conservation and
Development Council
(RC&D)
Luck
$633.00
Madison
$11,500.00
Madison
$19,326.00
Madison
$5,000.00
Madison
Wild Nights @ Luck Library
$1,000.00
An Educational Plan for Mellen
Enhancing Forestry Education in the Mellen
Community by Developing an Interpreti
School on the Lake Integrated Forest Education
Plan
To compare and contrast the ecology of an
oligotrophic and eutrophic lake and how
20050095
20050007
20050014
20050042
20050004
Milwaukee
$19,250.00
Camp Whitcomb/Mason Forest History Program
20050067
Milwaukee
$1,000.00
Walnut Way Community Environmental
Awareness Series
Forests for LIFE: Learning and Involvement in
Forestry Education
20050074
20050059
20050036
Monona
$17,642.00
Mosinee
$758.00
This Little Light of Mine
Mosinee
$915.00
There's Something Wonderful Up There
Golden Sands Resource
Conservation and
Development Council
(RC&D)
Osseo-Fairchild School
District
Osseo
$1,000.00
Hooked on Fishing: Not on Drugs
Glacierland Resource
Conservation and
Development (RC&D)
Plymouth
$4,992.00
Community Environmental Education Addressing
the Sheboygan River & Harbor Sediments
Maple School District
Poplar
$1,000.00
Maple Middle School Mini Forest
20050037
20050106
20050061
20050018
YWCA: River Bend
Nature Center
Kinnickinnic River Land
Trust
D.C. Everest School
District
Girl Scouts of America:
Birch Trails Council
Sparta Area School
District
Cooperative
Development Services
Fund
UW-Stevens Point
(UWSP): College of
Natural Resources
(CNR): Learning
Experiences and
Activities in Forestry
(LEAF)
Stevens Point Area
School District
UW-Stevens Point
(UWSP): College of
Natural Resources
(CNR): Wisconsin
Center For
Environmental Education
(WCEE)
Schofield
$19,874.00
Schofield
$4,915.00
Girls Experiencing Nature
Sparta
$5,000.00
An Educational Plan For Sparta School Forest
20050088
20050091
20050019
20050048
20050062
Racine
$4,722.00
River Bend Nature Center
River Falls
$5,000.00
Stormwater Education Using Rain Gardens
Connecting School Forests to School Sites: An
Integrated Environmental Education
Spring Green
$20,000.00
Educating Farmers about the Control of Invasive
Plants to Protect their Woodland
20050078
Stevens Point
$13,492.00
School Forest Summit: Growing School Forest
Programs
Stevens Point
$1,000.00
Boston School Forest Herbarium Project
20050020
20050032
Stevens Point
$2,182.00
Renewable Energy Technology Training for High
School Students: A Workshop for Pa
20050033
Lakeshore Natural
Resource Partnership,
Inc. (LNRP)
Sturgeon Bay
$4,880.00
Lakeshore Environmental Resource Network
(LERN): Expanding Awareness and Action
Tigerton School District
Tigerton
$19,952.00
Tigerton School District
Tigerton
$5,000.00
20050039
20050022
20050023
Wisconsin Professional
Loggers Association
(WPLA)
Tomahawk
$18,200.00
Creating a "School Away from School"
Tigerton School Forest Education Plan: Creating
the Foundation
Sustainable Forestry Verification Training for
Woodland Owners
Revitalizing Flambeau Teachers to Use the School
Forests
Establishment of Outdoor Educational Site for
Union Grove Joint School District
an Educational Plan for Washburn Schools:
School Forest and Pond
Community Prairie Restoration and Invasive
Species Awareness at Castle Creek
Coloma Elementary Community-Linked School
Forest Enrichment Project
Flambeau School District
Union Grove Joint
School District #1
Washburn School
District
Waunakee Community
School District
Tony
$2,968.00
Union Grove
$3,402.00
Washburn
$5,000.00
Waunakee
$3,080.00
Westfield School District
Westfield
$19,800.00
Whitehall School District
Girl Scouts of America:
Woodland Council
Whitehall
Wisconsin
Rapids
$5,000.00
Trout Stream Analysis and Restoration
$1,000.00
Girl Scout Weekend in the Woods Program
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20050069
20050049
20050029
20050052
20050076
20050028
20050092
20050083